Selection Context Search

Name: Selection Context Search
Rating: 4.2609 (161 reviews)
Author: ContainersOnTheGo

- Right click on a selected text and choose the search website from the popup window or the context menu - Edit the website list in Add-on Options page or by using the Bookmarks - Unlimited depth of nested folders in the context menu

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Selection Context Search is a versatile Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by allowing you to right-click on selected text and instantly search using your preferred websites. Customize your search options via the Add-on Options page or by organizing search URLs in Firefox's bookmarks, including nested folders for unlimited depth in your search menu.

Key features include the ability to import or export your search website list, use placeholders for advanced search queries, and perform specialized searches such as reverse image lookups, page translations, and domain-specific queries. Open search results in a new tab, background tab, current tab, or new window to suit your workflow. This extension streamlines searching and puts the power of customized, context-driven search at your fingertips.

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Version:

5.19 Last updated: 2019-12-06

Version code:

4919511

Creation date:

2017-09-01

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Permissions:

activeTab
alarms
bookmarks
cookies
contextMenus
storage
tabs
unlimitedStorage

Size:

38.55KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 2,728 ▲ 6

Other rankings

#96 in Bookmarks ▼ 1

#331 in Search Tools ▲ 2

#8 in selection keyword 18

#22 in collection keyword 23

#25 in context menu keyword 23

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User reviews

Selection Context Search is a versatile and highly useful Firefox addon that enhances the context menu with customizable search options, including for images and links. Users value its lightweight nature and multifunctionality. However, lack of updates has led to compatibility issues with newer Firefox versions, breaking core features and causing settings to reset after each restart. Problems with certain search services like Google reverse image search, privacy concerns due to delisting, and icon caching issues are also reported. Despite its past excellence, abandonment by developers has diminished its reliability, prompting some to switch to alternatives.

Pros

Incredibly useful and helpful addon for quick context-based searches.
Lightweight and versatile, supporting different types of context menus (text, images, links, tabs).
Allows adding and customizing multiple search entries and submenus.
Has been reliable and functional for years before recent issues.
Enables performing different types of searches like reverse image search or site info directly from context menu.

Cons

The add-on has been abandoned, with no updates for about two years.
Recent Firefox versions (from 128 and onward) cause the extension to stop working or break functionality.
Settings and personal configurations do not persist after restarting Firefox, requiring manual restoration each session.
Some default and user-created search options no longer function properly.
Google reverse image search and some search services fail or do not work as expected.
Favicon icons for search engines are not cached and have to be re-downloaded on each Firefox restart.
The extension was delisted from Google due to privacy concerns, and the code is obfuscated.
Importing and adding new search entries can reset unexpectedly, causing frustration.

Recent reviews

abandoned and no longer works :(

by Lt*****, 2025-05-01

by 退出*****, 2025-03-31

by Li*****, 2025-03-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Selection Context Search requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Selection Context Search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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